JD Vance
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“The president has the most effective endorsement in American or international political history,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-19 · reported 2026-10-20
Vance explained during an interview with Mark Halperin on "2WAY Tonight" why he is staying out of Israel's election.
“I endorse American candidates, and that’s where I’m focused on in the midterms. So I’m not getting involved in Israeli elections.”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-19 · reported 2026-10-20
Vance said his focus remains on U.S. candidates ahead of the midterms.
“And if justice requires something else be done, then, of course, we'll take a step when we have to.”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-14 · reported 2026-10-20
Vance added that the administration would take action if justice requires it.
“I’m not anti-endorsing him. I’m not pro-endorsing him. I’m not getting involved in Israeli elections,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-19 · reported 2026-10-20
Vance clarified that his decision not to endorse Netanyahu should not be interpreted as opposition to the Israeli leader.
“We really want to let the law, the facts drive this,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-14 · reported 2026-10-20
Vance continued explaining that the administration wants the law and facts to drive the investigation.
“We don't want to be like the Biden administration. We never want to be like that — where they would allow the law to go after their political opponents,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-14 · reported 2026-10-20
Vance told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that the investigation into Omar is not politically motivated.
“He went around and said, 'hurt people, hurt people', showing empathy, not with you and your family, which is where I think that we got to show empathy. But showing empathy to a guy who nearly killed hundreds of innocent children,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance criticized Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for his response to the Temple Israel synagogue attack.
“To the extent that my rhetoric has been imperfect here, that's on me,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance was confronted by a naturalized U.S. citizen over his immigration rhetoric.
“They were told it would lead to this and they didn't listen. I pray that France, a beautiful country of amazing people, will stop this madness before more of its landmarks burn,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Vance posted on X footage of a burning building in France amid mass riots, calling it a cautionary tale for the U.S.
“Have we destroyed the Iranian nuclear program? The answer is yes,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance claimed American military strikes had successfully destroyed Iran's nuclear program.
“Look, we follow the law. I follow the law.”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance was asked if he would comply with subpoenas investigating alleged corruption if Democrats took control of Congress.
“That's actually the biggest reason why gas prices are so high, because when Joe Biden was president, we had about 20% of American refining capacity that went offline,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance blamed the Biden administration for high gas prices during a CBS News town hall in Michigan.
“Of course, of course I will,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance was asked if he would comply with subpoenas investigating alleged corruption if Democrats took control of Congress.
“Western liberals imported the third world into France and other countries in the name of diversity and compassion. They ignored fundamental questions of assimilation and compatibility,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Vance posted on X footage of a burning building in France amid mass riots, calling it a cautionary tale for the U.S.
“I have neighbors, I have friends of mine who literally don't know a single person in their neighborhood who speaks the language they do,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance argued that allowing too many immigrants into the country too quickly could undermine social cohesion.
“I condemn anti-Semitism. I condemn Jew hatred,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance was urged by a Michigan voter to condemn antisemitism within his own political base.
“That's not a criticism of the H-1B visa holder. That's a criticism of a company who brings a person in, who sometimes will literally lay off an American worker,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance defended his characterization of H-1B visa workers, saying his criticism was aimed at exploiting companies.
“I don't think it's unreasonable for an American citizen to want to share their community with people they have something in common with.”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance argued that allowing too many immigrants into the country too quickly could undermine social cohesion.
“My goal here is not to dehumanize any immigrant. And in fact, I love a number of immigrants,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance was pressed on whether his rhetoric and that of the Trump administration dehumanized immigrants.
“You certainly see evidence of corruption in Washington, D.C. Do I see evidence of corruption from the president of the United States, from the administration? No, Tony, I just don’t,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance was asked whether he had witnessed corruption inside the Trump White House.
“three times as high”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-18 · reported 2026-10-18
Vance claimed gas prices would be much higher if not for the U.S. Navy protecting commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
“He has been with me since the start of my Senate term, where he was with me for every fight and brought his talents to the president’s second term, where he has played a central role in every single policy effort since,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16
Vance said Braid has been with him since the start of his Senate term and played a central role in policy efforts.
“incredibly brilliant, effective and a hard worker without compare.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16
Vance, who hired Braid as his legislative director, praised Braid's brilliance and work ethic.
“Now, that said, if it's ultimately livestreamed, I'm not going to be watching it.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15
Vance said that if the execution is ultimately livestreamed, he would not be watching it.
“actually going to happen,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15
Vance raised doubts last week about whether the livestream of Hasan's execution is actually going to happen.
“So whatever the controversy is about the method of the execution, I hope that people don't forget that this is the guy who brutally murdered a lot of innocent people,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15
Vance said he hopes people don't forget that Hasan brutally murdered a lot of innocent people despite controversy over the method of execution.
“If there’s a real case there, we’re going to follow the facts,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-14 · reported 2026-10-14
Vance said he had no advance knowledge of the search of Omar's home and that officials would follow the facts if there is a real case.
“We actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-14
JD Vance made the claim on a podcast while discussing Omar's childhood immigration to the US.
“If there’s not a real case there, then we won’t.”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-14 · reported 2026-10-14
Vance continued that if there is not a real case regarding Omar, then they would not pursue it.
“I see these announcements. I don't know that that's actually going to happen,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-10
Vance expressed doubt about whether the Pentagon would actually livestream the execution.
“Let’s actually see what the facts are. Let’s see what the truth is, and obviously if there was something bad that happened, then people have to suffer consequences for it,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-09
Vance said the facts should be examined and consequences applied if something bad happened.
“we don’t try people in the court of public opinion.”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-09
Vance responded to the accusations against Guilfoyle, calling them one person's story.
“Of course, I don't like anybody selling access to another government official. Certainly, a high-level government official.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Vance said he disapproves of people selling access to government officials but denied knowledge of the particular instance referenced.
“So we're going to continue to support Microsoft and have a great relationship with Microsoft, but we're also going to deny them the ability to apply for these permanent residencies until they show that they are going to get serious about putting American workers first,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-08 · reported 2026-10-08
Vance said the administration would continue its relationship with Microsoft while denying permanent residency applications until the company prioritizes American workers.
“I think 99% of American citizens look at somebody like Elon Musk or Lisa Su, the CEO of AMD, and they say, obviously, if that person wants to come in and build something great in the United States of America, we support that.”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-08 · reported 2026-10-08
Vance argued that most Americans support allowing exceptional immigrants like Elon Musk or Lisa Su to come build in the United States.
“It's one thing if you want to bring in a person like Elon Musk,”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-08 · reported 2026-10-08
Vance distinguished between high-profile immigrant entrepreneurs and the broader foreign worker programs he criticized.
“Obviously, I don't love that,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Vance said this in response to a hypothetical scenario about a government official asking someone to pay off debt in exchange for access.
“done for 49 years... which is engage in acts of terrorism against the US and against a lot of other people”
JD Vance · said 2026-10-05 · reported 2026-10-05
Vance said the bombers were moved out of an abundance of caution and accused Iran of engaging in terrorism.
“more babies in the United States of America”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19
Vance declared his pronatalist stance shortly after being sworn in as vice-president.
“But she makes it harder because she is coming to work every single day and fighting not for a political party or not for any abstraction. … She fights for the great people of Maine.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19
Vance praised Collins' independent streak, saying she fights for the great people of Maine rather than for a political party.
“She sometimes makes my job just a little bit harder,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19
Vance said last month in Brewer that Collins sometimes makes his job a little harder.
“Even if you don’t agree with us on every issue, the other party is consumed by craziness,”
JD Vance · said 2026-09-15 · reported 2026-09-19
Vance said during a podcast taping Tuesday that even if voters don't agree on every issue, the other party is consumed by craziness.
“Can we please, we’ve got to take care of business this November, then we’ll worry about what comes next,”
JD Vance · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-12
Vance asked the audience to focus on preserving the Republican trifecta in November before worrying about future party disputes.
“I’m not asking anybody to agree on every single policy of the administration; what I am asking you to do is to recognize the contrast with the radicals and recognize the achievements of the last 18 months,”
JD Vance · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-12
Vice President JD Vance pleaded with the audience during his Thursday night keynote at the Republican Midterm National Convention in Dallas.
“throw the baby out with the bathwater”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11
Vance urged Republicans not to abandon the party over disagreements with parts of the Trump administration's agenda.
“a policy issue here or there”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11
Vance argued that voters shouldn't abandon the party over isolated policy disagreements.
“If the American people give Republicans another chance to govern, we’re going to create more prosperity,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-10
Vance told Fox News after Trump's speech that Republicans would create more prosperity if given another chance to govern.
“And we want the American people to share in that prosperity.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-10
Vance told Fox News that the American people should share in the prosperity Republicans aim to create.
“no active shooting right now”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05
At a White House briefing, Vance claimed there was no active shooting in the conflict with Iran.
“wouldn’t call it a war”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05
At a White House briefing, Vance said of the conflict with Iran that he would not call it a war.
“While I wouldn’t be shocked if we are living in the end times, what I’m trying to focus on is doing as much of God’s work as possible right now,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05
Vance said during a podcast interview with Christian evangelist Bryce Crawford that he is focused on doing God's work.
“And if that leads to the end times, OK.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05
Vance added during the podcast interview that if his work leads to the end times, that is OK.
“I recognise there have been places where this has flared up.”
JD Vance · said 2026-09-03 · reported 2026-09-04
Vance acknowledged flare-ups in the conflict while arguing major combat operations had lasted only six weeks.
“I wouldn’t call it a war. Right now, there is no active shooting,”
JD Vance · said 2026-09-03 · reported 2026-09-04
Vance appeared to suggest the conflict had cooled during a White House news briefing.
“What I'm trying to focus on is doing as much of God's work as possible right now.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Vance reiterated that he was preoccupied with being vice-president and focused on doing God's work.
“not [be] shocked if the Antichrist was walking among us”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Vance mused on his religious views while responding to a question on a Christian podcast.
“And I think that it's probably bad for me spiritually to focus too much on it, because there are, like, things you gotta do.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Vance clarified that thoughts about the end times did not preoccupy him, during a podcast discussion with Bryce Crawford.
“I think that there are, like, things about the world that make me feel, like, not shocked if the Antichrist was walking among us.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Vance said there were things about the world that made him feel not shocked if the Antichrist was walking among us, during a podcast discussion.
“I gotta be good to my wife. I gotta be good to my kids. I have to be as good of a leader as I can for the United States of America.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Vance explained that he needed to focus on practical responsibilities rather than the end times, during a podcast discussion.
“Do I think that we're in the end times? I don't know,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Vance responded to a question about the end times during a podcast discussion with Christian podcaster Bryce Crawford.
“hire and train Americans”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Vice President JD Vance called for American companies to hire and train domestic workers.
“a lot of issues”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23
JD Vance reportedly mocked Mark Carney at a private event regarding Canadian concessions in trade talks.
“what has been true over the last couple of weeks is they felt a lot more pressure than we have.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
JD Vance commented on the pressure dynamics between the U.S. and Iran during a podcast appearance.
“This is the party, the Democrat party of graduate students, rather than the union and nonunion workers who make this facility run,”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance criticized the modern Democratic Party during a speech at an Ohio steel plant.
“He once argued, not too long ago, that criticisms of Sharia law were rooted in white supremacy,”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance brought attention to past statements made by Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
“I’d love to go back in time and tell my papaw that there’s a man who claims to stand for working people, who says not only should we have Sharia law, but if you criticise it, you are a white supremacist,”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance attacked Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed during his speech in Middletown.
“I'd love to go back in time and tell my papa that there is a man who claims to stand for working people who says not only should we have Sharia law but if you criticize it you're a white supremacist. That's not my grandpa's Democratic party my friend.”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance contrasted Abdul El-Sayed's positions with his grandfather's generation of Democratic voters.
“It’s hilarious because Carney presents this as some victory for Canada when fundamentally, like, they climb down on a lot of issues.”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance commented on trade negotiations between the US and Canada in a leaked recording from a private event.
“I’m not saying it’s going to be easy – or it’s all going to happen overnight – but in just 18 months, we have seen an explosion of rebuilding in the American heartland,”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance credited Donald Trump's policies with fueling economic and manufacturing rebuilding in the heartland during a speech in Ohio.
“a lot of oil and gas out”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance addressed U.S. military assistance in moving fuel through the Strait of Hormuz.
“who pretend to be friends of the workers in this facility”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance criticized politicians who falsely claim to support factory workers during a rally at an Ohio steel plant.
“It’s hard to understand what these modern Democrats actually stand for,”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance criticized the Democratic Party as having lost its direction during a campaign rally.
“[Brown] was a man who claimed to represent this state but never once raised his voice against Joe Biden’s border crisis or against the inflation that was brought on by Joe Biden underinvesting and trying to destroy American industry,”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance targeted former Senator Sherrod Brown's alignment with Joe Biden's economic and border policies.
“if we can, not even get it back to where it was before, but if we can get enough oil and gas out to give some Americans some ease at the pumps, some ease on energy prices.”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance spoke about countering Iran's leverage over the Strait of Hormuz to lower domestic energy prices.
“I think we've been quite successful,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance evaluated U.S. efforts to prevent Iranian forces from attacking commercial ships.
“We got a lot of work to do, but we’re making progress on all the things that matter the most,”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance sought to reassure voters about the administration's economic progress during a speech in Middletown, Ohio.
“It's sometimes actually hard to understand what are these modern Democrats actually stand for? But look what they say. Pay close attention, and they'll leave these little hints of what they actually care about.”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance argued that modern Democrats have lost touch with working-class voters.
“comes in and puffs his chest out and says: ‘I’m going to, like, out-tough Donald Trump.’”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance mocked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a private fundraiser in Southampton, New York.
“Do they want to have their economy strangled for the rest of time, or do they want to have a better relationship with the West? That's always been the option that the president has put to these guys,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
JD Vance outlined the choices facing Iranian leadership amid ongoing economic pressure.
“They're going to try to apply economic pressure to us, but what has been true over the last couple of weeks is that they felt a lot more pressure than we have,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Vance said on the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton show that economic pressure had affected Iran more than the US.
“We're going to keep that going because we think that's the best way to ultimately achieve the final objective,”
JD Vance · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Vance said the US intends to continue applying economic pressure to achieve its objective.
“That’s goal number one: Keep oil and gas cheap for Americans all over our country.”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-13 · reported 2026-08-16
Vance named keeping oil and gas cheap as the first US goal in the Iran war.
“And then, obviously, goal number two is ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-13 · reported 2026-08-16
Vance named preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon as the second US goal.
“It’s ensuring that the Gulf countries continue to send oil and gas to the world economy so that we have energy price stability,”
JD Vance · said 2026-08-13 · reported 2026-08-16
Vance outlined US goals for ending the Iran war during a Fox News appearance.
“Lindsey Graham loved people from all walks of life. ... He was fascinated in the waitstaff in the Senate dining room. He was fascinated in the people who made the food. He was fascinated in the lowest staffer who had been hired three days earlier,”
JD Vance · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
Vance spoke at the Capitol ceremony about Graham's ability to connect with people from all walks of life.
“He was fascinated by, of course, the very leadership of our country, and I think he was fascinated in people because he loved people.”
JD Vance · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
Vance spoke at the Capitol ceremony about Graham's fascination with people.
“Obviously, we’re worried about the nuclear issue,”
JD Vance · said 2026-07-01 · reported 2026-07-01
Vance told reporters in the United States that discussions included details related to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
“We’re going to start talking about that.”
JD Vance · said 2026-07-01 · reported 2026-07-01
Vance told reporters the U.S. would begin discussing the nuclear issue.
“If you want to criticize the people who aren’t showing full transparency, you ought to go after the administrations that went easy on Jeffrey Epstein, that concealed this case for 20 years, and the administrations that failed to show full transparency,”
JD Vance · said 2025-07-28 · reported 2025-07-28
JD Vance criticized prior presidential administrations for their handling of Jeffrey Epstein.
“some of that stuff takes time.”
JD Vance · said 2025-07-28 · reported 2025-07-28
JD Vance noted that releasing credible information regarding Jeffrey Epstein takes time.